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Yields and molecular composition of gas-phase and secondary organic aerosol from the photooxidation of the volatile consumer product benzyl alcohol: formation of highly oxygenated and hydroxy nitro-aromatic compounds
Center for Environmental Measurement & Modeling, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
Kenneth S. Docherty
Jacobs Technology, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Michael Lewandowski
Center for Environmental Measurement & Modeling, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
Tadeusz E. Kleindienst
Center for Environmental Measurement & Modeling, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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VCPs are a class of chemicals widely used in industrial and consumer products (e.g., coatings, adhesives, inks, personal care products) and are an important component of total VOCs in urban atmospheres. This study provides SOA yields and detailed chemical analysis of the gas- and aerosol-phase products of the photooxidation of one of these VCPs, benzyl alcohol. These results will allow better links between characterized sources and their resulting criteria for pollutant formation.
VCPs are a class of chemicals widely used in industrial and consumer products (e.g., coatings,...
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